It’s an alarming warning that every American should hear — leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States.
And they’re planning to do so this year, possibly using Middle Eastern refugees according to senior U.S. intelligence officials.
In a meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday, Marine Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that a small group of violent extremists will do anything in their power to mount such an attack, and that the United States should remain vigilant against these outside threats.
At their testimony before congressional committees, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other officials described ISIS as the “pre-eminent terrorist threat.” The militant group can “direct and inspire attacks against a wide range of targets around the world,” Clapper said.
Stewart said ISIS is likely planning additional attacks in Europe and then will attempt the same in the U.S. He also said that ISIS is using the refugee crisis to sneak fighters into countries around the world, a statement that is sure to renew calls to close American borders.
Clapper also said al-Qaida, from which ISIS spun off, remains an enemy and the U.S. will continue to see cyber threats from China, Russia and North Korea, which also is ramping up its nuclear program.
North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could begin recovering material for nuclear weapons in weeks or months, Clapper said in delivering the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country.
Clapper said that Pyongyang announced in 2013 its intention to refurbish and restart nuclear facilities, to include the uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon and its plutonium production reactor, which was shut down in 2007. He said U.S. intelligence had assessed that North Korea has expanded Yongbyon and restarted the plutonium production reactor there.
Clapper also told the Senate Armed Services and intelligence committees that North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough that it could begin to recover plutonium “within a matter of weeks to months.”
Both findings will deepen concern that North Korea is not only making technical advances in its nuclear weapons program, following its recent underground test explosion and rocket launch, but is working to expand what is thought to be a small nuclear arsenal.
On the cyber threat, Clapper said U.S. information systems, controlled by the U.S. government and American industry, are vulnerable to cyberattacks from Russia and China.
Clapper said China selectively uses cyberattacks against targets Beijing believes threaten Chinese domestic stability or regime legitimacy.
“We will monitor compliance with China’s September 2015 commitment to refrain from conducting or knowingly supporting cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property with the intent of providing competitive advantage to companies or commercial sectors,” he said.
North Korea “probably remains capable and willing to launch disruptive or destructive cyberattacks to support its political objectives,” he said.
Moscow “is assuming a more assertive cyber posture” that is based on its willingness to target critical infrastructure and carry out espionage operations even when those operations have been detected and under increased public scrutiny, Clapper said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Peaceful Muslims , Yeah and I got ocean front property in Ohio I’ll sale ya if you believe that.
Oh yes, religion of peace and love is at it again!!! The prophet Muhammad would be so ecstatic. God, please keep guiding DONALD TRUMP to 1600 Penn. Ave so MAYBE he can make us safe again?!?!?! ????????????????????????
We do need people that have AMERICA at heart and not selling it out. TRUMP is only telling the truth and people need to listen before it is to late. God help us all.
And when he gets there i just know that he will have all the rainbow lights outside taken out and smashed and replaced with white ones. Go Trump 2016
10Feb.2016
AMEN! Mike, I sure hope so!
The Devil is in so many Pulpits in these Liberal so called churches it is scary.
Most Americans have not read the old King James Bible, man shall not wear that which pertain to a woman and a woman shall not wear that which to a man.
When was the last time you hear any Preacher or Pastor of these Liberal Churches remind their Congregations Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore or the price of a dog (sodomite) into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Note the word dog here means an evil thing. dog in the Hebrew (Keleb) means a male prostitute which worked in Pagan Temples as male whores and would then take part of their wages and give it to God.
You for sure won’t hear any preaching against Homosexuals or Sodomites because a lot of the Methodist Churches have homosexuals, sodomites hookers both male and female as pastors of the churches along with some Baptist Churches. When all these deceived one stand in front of Jesus Christ on Judgement Day they will not have any excuse for their sins. Read Revelation Chapter 20 verses 11 thru 15 in King James Bible not one of these new one either for they leave out and change some of the words in them.
May God Bless America
Vote for Trump.
RB N TN..
Ditto – TRUMP 2016, isis has been planning attacks on American soil since day 1, no surprise.
Hey, Ohio has some beautiful country side! Lol so the advice of this article, ,what they plan to do about this threat, is to be vigilent, and monitor?!? That’s all you got? Thanks, I feel so much better!!
Americans need to arm them selves and be prepared. We are the largest civilian army in the world. We can make a difference.
Keep your powder dry.
You are right. Just think how many hunters are in the US. And then think of how many people own firearms, And all the Vets. Yes we can make a difference
That’s the reason that POS in the use to be white house wants our guns he’s our worst enemy!!
So ISIS terrorist kooks are planning attacks someplace inside the United States. That shouldn’t be the major topic in a discussion about ISIS vs.The USA. That discussion should be, “what is the United States going to do AFTER ISIS attacks?”
I am sure that the potential victims of said ISIS attack are anxious to know what the US of A is going to do to revenge the coming ISIS attacks. Since the probability that a single source for ISIS can be found and retaliated against, a broader range of reprisal targets should be developed and publicized widely across the islamic umma. Only when the possibility of being targeted by US reprisals being applied to folks who might really be peaceful muzlims becomes reality will the vast sea of peaceful muzlims begin to catch on that whack-job ISIS must be stopped by none other than the peaceful muzlims.
Then peaceful muzlims won’t be able to celebrate attacks on the US as they have all done in the past without wondering if they had better set up housekeeping in an underground bunker, or plan on rounding up anyone who claims ISIS membership.
This is probably a planned attack just like 911 and they know about it. Watch out Stock Market! Get your money out before its too late and if your thinking about selling your house, do it fast before the value drops 40% or more and you’ll end up renting like the rest. The bubble is about to burst and your bank accounts will be at risk as well. Look what happened in Greece!!! Do your homework!!
It is coming! They have been courteous enough to warn us.
10 days ago, Obama signed an executive order to register our guns. We are not allowed to have any more than 3 guns.
Also includes unauthorised draft of having to serve the country 1 week a month to be deployed in the case of national emergency.
If a democrat gets in, this eo Will be deployed.
Failure to do sow Will be 10 years on prison!
Of course even with the excessive amount of fema camps, they still do not have the ability to imprison all of us.
The goal here is to create fear. Amarillo just had a bunch of “refugees dumped there against our Will. Has pretty much destroyed the city. When terrorists are dropped off in our cities, we are expected to be in fear and beg for help from the government at all costs.
I am not scared of anyone and My attitude is being it on! I would never rely on these incompetent government idiots.
A pre-election terrorist attack by Muslim extremists would end Hillary’s hopes of being elected president and would probably catapult Donald Trump into the White House with a landslide victory.
President Obama has been a failure when it comes to the war against terrorism. He and secretary of state Clinton lied about the Benghazi terrorist attack in 2012 so he could win re-election. Just as the financial collapse of 2008 meant the White House would change hands, a major terrorist attack this fall would probably give the Democrat presidential nominee a landslide loss.
At this point the best thing President Obama could do for the Democrat Party would be to resign immediately, have vice president Biden to also resign and allow Speaker Ryan to become a caretaker president for the remainder of Obama’s term. The Obama administration has bungled the war on terrorism so badly there is no way they can rescue themselves at this point. Any terrorist attack by ISIS is going to open the door to countless replays of the video clip where President Obama foolishly calls ISIS the JV team. ISIS will soon reveal the utter failure of President Obama’s war on terrorism. ISIS will determine when this president’s reign of error comes to a close.
Do you think Obama really cares if he knows about this ISIS attack. His job is done and he has succeeded and do you think he really cares about his Muslim reputation people portray him as? This would be the icing on the cake for his failures. I feel sorry for Trump if he gets in because he going to have to start at the bottom of the Barrel after Obamas done putting the fork in us.
I think Obama should resign, along with Nancy Pelosi, Biden and all the other trouble makers. Trump should be President, Kasich Vice President or Ted Cruse. We desperately need Carly Fiorina or Jebb Bush to be Atorney General. Someone like Carly can do the Cyber watching. Marco Rubio also put somewhere, and Ben Carson as Surgeon General. We still need Paul Ryan. Ran Paul and Lindsey Graham. All these are needed immediately.
We know the dangers. So what is the plan? There is none. Americans are constantly warned of the impending attacks and those attacks are used as justification for the suppression of our rights. Yet, other than that the federal government is doing nothing to control our borders against potential terrorist freely crossing those borders. In fact, the Obama administration is intentionally importing potential terrorist under the “refugee” program and wanting us to welcome the vipers into our communities.
Never has there been a time since the Revolution that Americans have been deliberately endangered. Then it was the English and our fight for our own country. Now, it is with the very government that we pay to protect us from the dangers we face today. The only thing we, as private citizens, can do is to be aware, be vigilant, and be prepared to defend ourselves.
There is no difference between the last speaker of the house than this one..
Tell us something we already don’t know. Until we get rid of our President we are all simply targets in a shooting gallery.
Go to this website: ActForAmerica.org
This is correct I feel that yes Obama ISIS is planning an attack here on our soil this year
Remember September 11 2001 which is 911. June 6 2016 which could be 666 sign of devil? Just a thought.
Well heck why not! IBAMA wants our borders open so they can come in and go wherever they want! I say bring it on! I’m sick of being threatened but they better remember they r n this country and nobody knows who they r and where they r so when they disappear- oh well………..
Translation: “OBAMA planning false flag attack(s) this year to enable Marshall Law and stop the election.”
Good Point!!!
I believe that if that would happen the P.O.S. in W H would not be around long.
The most productive attack by ISIS will be to attack electrical substations. If they have done their research they already which nine to attack that will plunge the USA into the equivalent of Islam’s 7’th century hell hole. The best time to attack is immediately before the November election. This will assure that the next constitutional opportunity to replace their Muslim president will be in Nov. 2020.
Thirty seven sites under Muslim control are scattered throughout the country and located near large cities that have been recruiting members, especially those that have been converted while incarcerated as they are released. I wonder why a hands off approach has been issued against them, and I wonder why no bacon or pork is being served in the federal prison networks. I wonder why refugees from the Muslim world are brought here without any background checks and put into society and then the key is thrown away. Maybe I wonder to much.
Oh, i forgot to mention, I wonder why they are teaching at those sites how to assemble bombs, and other means of destruction.
Well you have weapons. Why don’t you take them out?
I think that this country needs to wake up because ISIS is already in this country planning attack on this soil which not a pleasant thing think about because might have EMP bomb with them which would destroying this country without fire a shoot.
TRUMP 2016 – can’t happen soon enough for me.
I’LL TRY TO BE NICE, BUT IT’S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. AMERICANS ARE SITTING DUCKS AND THIS ADMINISTRATION DOESN’T CARE. MR OBAMA HAS A NICE BUNKER TO GO TO. I AM 83 YRS OLD AND IN ALL MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PRESIDENT LIKE THIS ONE AND OUR CONGRESS GOES ALONG WITH EVERYTHING HE WANTS AND THEY KNOW HE IS TRYING TO DESTROY US. IF CONGRESS DOESN’T KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH OBAMA, THE PEOPLE CERTAINLY DO. OBAMA SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED A LONG TIME AGO. HE IS NOT FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IN WASHINGTON IS VERY CORRUPT. IS IT TIME FOR A REVOLUTION? OK EVEN AT MY AGE, I AM READY BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE A WORLD LIKE THIS FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
We need Trump wipe out isis as soon as possible. Watch your back and get a gun!! Keep it handy like we did in the good old days before we got this evil president. I cant beleave the people who Voted for this president because he was black I hope they are happy to see him destroy this country. No fking refuges most are isis. Wake up america VOTE TRUMP!!!!!! He tells the truth they dont want to hear. Clean up congress and the white house put HillARY in prision if we did that we would already be in prison!!! Our current president is a stupid turn coat who is setting up our country for destruction. It really pisses me off Im 67 yrs old and I will fight to the before I give to the enemy’s Get rid taxesation after taxesation. You get taxed when you earn it you get taxed when you by something and you get taxed when you save it. Irs is orginized crime!!!! Nedds to be put in its place They take allyour money to line there pockets. They are in office to long. They should not be in office no longer than 8 years just like a President. They turn there backs on americans and line there pookets for favors!!. Stop the shit and Vote trump!! Clean house mr Trump Please!!. Watch your mouth and think could cost you the Presidency Take put HillARY. Shes a snack and liar!!!
US Military Generals Have to talk to Americans,They Do not have to lay out the plan ,but give Americans some hope .Did you notice facial expressions at State of the UNions the last 15 years?